Shield Brothers

Shield Brothers
Shield Brothers
Information
Type Strike
Location Dreadnaught
Players 1 to 3
Tier 1 Level 320
Bronze Tier 28,000
Silver Tier 42,000
Gold Tier 56,000

Lore

"Funny story for you. Remember that Centurion Oryx 'took' right after you landed on the Dreadaught? Then the Centurion and that Taken Ogre tried to stop you from killing the King? Heh. Didn't work. So the Centurion's bond-brothers are pretty angry they lost their commander. They're leading a team to blow the Dreadnaught's core. The core goes, and most of the system goes with it. You're gonna make sure that doesn't happen" - Cayde-6



Unlock

Shield Brothers is unlocked by accepting The Legion's Beachhead, a quest that is received from Commander Zavala after completing Regicide.

Enemies Encountered

Taken

Cabal

Vex

Boss

Players will face a pair of Cabal known as Valus Mau'ual and Valus Tlu'urn.

Mechanics

This encounter begins with Valus Mau'ual as the solo combatant. He is limited to two attacks: a leaping area-of-effect slam or a short-range horizontal swipe. Players can crouch directly in front of the boss to lock him into using his horizontal swipe indefinitely; as the players are crouched, the attack will sail harmlessly overhead. Once the boss' HP has been reduced to 80%, adds will enter the arena from doors located on either side. Once the boss' HP has been further reduced to 50%, a second wave of adds will appear and the boss will flee. After these enemies have been eliminated, Valus Tlu'urn will enter the arena. For the moment, his only method of attack is to target players with a long-range mortar. Accordingly, he is highly susceptible to damage inflicted by close-quarters weapons such as shotguns or swords. As with Valus Mau'ual, adds will appear once the boss' HP has been reduced to 80%, and then again at 50%.

Phase two of the encounter begins with both Valus Mau'ual and Valus Tlu'urn returning to the arena. Both bosses will enter with 50% of their original HP, but both gain new abilities:

  • Valus Mau'ual: Combustion - Mau'ual's leaping attacks become much more powerful and leave behind a lingering solar-based environmental hazard.
  • Valus Mau'ual: Tempered - Mau'ual becomes immune to all forms of damage while standing in the flames left behind by his leaping attack.
    • Both of these abilities have a short cooldown.
  • Valus Tlu'urn: Ward - Tlu'urn will encase a small area in a damage-nullifying barrier, the mechanics of which are functionally identical to a Ward of Dawn.
  • Valus Tlu'urn: Stomp - Tlu'urn will retaliate will a radial area-of-effect melee attack if players get too close. This ability exhibits a severe amount of knockback potential.
    • This ability has a lengthy cooldown, but its timer will be reset if Tlu'urn moves to a different position.

Rewards

Boss Drops

Boss Drops Quantity Drops From Strike Playlist Light Level Cap
Random rare engram icon1.png Rare Equipment
Random
2 - 5 Boss SIVA Crisis 365
Random rare engram icon1.png Rare Equipment
Random
2 - 5 Boss SIVA Crisis Heroic
Nightfall
385
Random legendary engram icon1.png Legendary Engram
Random
0 - 3 Boss All N/A
Skeleton key icon1.jpg Skeleton Key
Consumable
0 - 1 Boss SIVA Crisis Heroic
Nightfall
N/A

Strike Hoard Chest

Strike Hoard Rewards Quantity Drops From Strike Playlist Light Level Cap
Treads upon stars icon1.jpg Treads Upon Stars
Scout Rifle
0 - 1 Strike Hoard Chest All 400
Mauuals maulers icon1.jpg Mau'ual's Maulers
Titan Gauntlets
0 - 1 Strike Hoard Chest All 400
Random legendary engram icon1.png Legendary Class Item
Random
0 - 1 Strike Hoard Chest All 400
Random rare engram icon1.png Rare Class Item
Random
0 - 1 Strike Hoard Chest All 400
Random rare engram icon1.png Rare Artifact
Random
0 - 1 Strike Hoard Chest All 400

Grimoire Cards

Shield brothers grimoire card1.jpg Valus mauual grimoire card1.jpg Valus tluurn grimoire card1.jpg

Related Links

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Last modified on 17 March 2017, at 18:31